Perspectives on Projects

Author:   Rodney J. Turner (ESC, Lille, France) ,  Martina Huemann (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria) ,  Frank T. Anbari (Drexel University, USA) ,  Christophe N. Bredillet (ESC, Lille, France)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415993739


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   24 May 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Rodney J. Turner (ESC, Lille, France) ,  Martina Huemann (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria) ,  Frank T. Anbari (Drexel University, USA) ,  Christophe N. Bredillet (ESC, Lille, France)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9780415993739


ISBN 10:   0415993733
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   24 May 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. The Diversity of Projects and Project Management Part 1: The Nine Perspectives 2. Optimization: The Project as a Machine 3. Modelling: The Project as a Mirror 4. Success: The Project as an Objective 5. Governance: The Project as a Legal Entity 6. Behaviour: The Project as a Social System 7. Marketing: The Project as a Billboard 8. Process: The Project as an Algorithm 9. Decision: The Project as a Computer 10. Contingency: The Project as a Chameleon Part 2: The Three Case Studies 11. Using the Nine Perspectives 12. The North-South Metro Line: Managing in Crowded Historic Amsterdam 13. The LAS Story: Learning from Failure 14. ABS International: Sustainable Project Management

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"""If you are looking for a nice overview of the generic and most common contemporary approaches to project management, or if you are quite sure that you are managing fairly well-known projects with little uncertainty, the book by Turner et al. will be a good choice."" – KJELL TRYGGESTAD, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark"


If you are looking for a nice overview of the generic and most common contemporary approaches to project management, or if you are quite sure that you are managing fairly well-known projects with little uncertainty, the book by Turner et al. will be a good choice. - KJELL TRYGGESTAD, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark


""If you are looking for a nice overview of the generic and most common contemporary approaches to project management, or if you are quite sure that you are managing fairly well-known projects with little uncertainty, the book by Turner et al. will be a good choice."" – KJELL TRYGGESTAD, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark


Author Information

Rodney Turner is Professor of Project Management at the Lille School of Management, France and at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. He has also authored or edited thirteen books, written numerous articles for journals, conferences and magazines and is editor of The International Journal of Project Management. Martina Huemann is a Researcher at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. Frank Anbari is Professor of Project Management at Drexel University, USA. He is a board member on several journals on project management. Christophe Bredillet is Deputy Director General and Dean of Postgraduate Programs & Research, at Lille School of Management, France. He is editor of the Project Management Journal.

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